Four Cityzens refund fans' ticket costs after humiliating loss in Norway
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Reading Time: 3min | Wed. 21.01.26. | 23:33
A class move, but it wouldn't have been necessary if Pep Guardiola's men hadn't embarrassed themselves against Bodo/Glimt last night
Manchester City last night delivered the biggest surprise in the current Champions League campaign and one of the major ones in this decade in the elite European competition. Unfortunately for their fans, that surprise was extremely unpleasant - a genuine upset.
The Norwegian Bodo/Glimt shocked Pep Guardiola's crew 3-1, as the Manchester side lost to a team from a city with fewer residents than the Etihad Stadium's capacity!
The 8,270-seat Aspmyra Stadium was almost packed, mainly with the home fans, of course, while 374 people in the stands were the visitors' supporters who travelled to Norway from England.
Yet, given that the outcome was by no means the one they hoped for and considering City's epic embarrassment, the four team captains, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Erling Haaland, and Rodri, decided to thank their most loyal fans by covering their ticket costs.
"We know the sacrifice that our fans make when they travel across the world to support us home and away and we will never take it for granted. They are the best fans in the world."
The Man City squad will refund the ticket costs for supporters who travelled to Norway to witness their side's shock Champions League defeat at Bodo/Glimt 💰🎟️🔙 pic.twitter.com/4Y7egZyCW4
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 21, 2026
"We also recognise that it was a lot of travelling for the fans who supported us in the freezing cold throughout a difficult evening for us on the pitch."
"Covering the cost of these tickets for the fans who travelled to Bodo is the least we can do," the four said in a message for the supporters, as reported by BBC.
The amount is minor for the players earning millions, about €10,000, but it was still a class act.
Still, the fans would rather not have gotten a single penny, as it would mean the Cityzens won the match. This way, they'll have to settle for some money and the respect the players paid them.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 7
Tuesday
Kairat Almaty - Club Brugge 1-4 (0-2)
/Sadybekov 90+2 - Stankovic 32, Vanaken 38, Vermant 74, Mechele 84/
Bodo/Glimt - Manchester City 3-1 (2-0)
/Hogh 22, 24, Hauge 58 - Cherki 60/
Copenhagen - Napoli 1-1 (0-1)
/Larsson 72 - McTominay 39/
Inter Milan - Arsenal 1-3 (1-2)
/Sucic 18 - Jesus 10, 31, Gyokeres 84/
Real Madrid - Monaco 6-1 (2-0)
/Mbappe 5, 26, Mastantuono 51, Kehrer 55 og, Vinicius Jr 63, Bellingham 81 - Teze 72/
Olympiacos - Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 (2-0)
/Costinha 2, Taremi 45+1/
Sporting Lisbon - PSG 2-1 (0-0)
/Suarez 74, 90+1 - Kvaratskhelia 79/
Tottenham - Dortmund 2-0 (2-0)
/Romero 14, Solanke 37/
Villarreal - Ajax 1-2 (0-0)
/Oluwaseyi 49 - Gloukh 61, Edvardsen 90/
Wednesday
Galatasaray - Atletico Madrid 1-1 (1-1)
/Llorente 20 og - Simeone 4/
Qarabag - Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 (1-1)
/Duran 4, 80, Mustafazade 90+4 - Uzun 11, Chaibi 78 pen/
23.00: (1.90) Atalanta (3.50) Ath.Bilbao (4.20)
23.00: (1.12) Bayern (12.0) St.Gilloise (19.0)
23.00: (1.15) Chelsea (9.50) Paphos (19.0)
23.00: (1.82) Juventus (3.50) Benfica (4.50)
23.00: (1.48) Newcastle (4.40) PSV (6.75)
23.00: (3.90) Olympique Marseille (3.50) Liverpool (1.95)
23.00: (8.00) Slavia Praha (5.75) Barcelona (1.33)
***odds are subject to change***
